Iowa Code § 483A.4: “Permanent disability” defined.

For the purpose of obtaining a license, a person has a “permanent disability” if any of the following apply:

1. The person has been found under the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, Tit. II, or any other public or private pension system to have a total, permanent physical or mental condition which prevents that person from engaging in the person’s occupation or qualifies that person for retirement.

2. The person has a severe physical disability and has qualified for a special license under section 483A.24.